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Poems by Robert Burns A Sonnet upon Sonnets To a Mouse A Red, Red Rose Address to the Deil Epistle to a Young Friend. May, 1786 Holy Willie’s Prayer John Anderson my Jo Mary Morison Poor Mailie’s Elegy Scots Wha Hae, or, Robert Bruce’s Address to His Troops at Bannockburn Tam o’ Shanter. A Tale To a Louse, On Seeing one on a Lady’s Bonnet at Church Up in the Morning Early Epistle to Davie, a Brother Poet Address of Beelzebub A Man's a Man for a' That The Silver Tassie Afton Water Epitaph on my own Friend …

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Most Scots tend to use slang occasionally and think nothing of it. It’s only when you read some you see how funny it sounds.Here I take a look at a mixture of some of the old Scottish sayings, some that are not so old, and some Scottish slang words …… The old ones ……I’ll gie ye a skelpit lug! – I’ll give you a slap on the ear. Whit’s fur ye’ll no go by ye! – What’s meant to happen will happen.Skinny Malinky Longlegs! – A tall thin person. Lang may yer lum reek! – May you live long and stay well. Speak o’ the Devil! – Usually said when you have been talking about someone – they usually appear. Black as the Earl of Hell’s Waistcoat! – Pitch black. Failing means yer playin! – When you fail at something at least you’re trying. Mony a mickle maks a muckle! – Saving a small amount soon b …

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AUGUST 2015Aboyne Highland Games August 1 www.aboynegames.comLàMór a’ Chlachain/Highland Village Day August 1 www.highlandvillage.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/la-mor-chlachain-highland-village-dayNewtonmore Highland Games August 1 www.c2967182.myzen.co.ukSpokane Highland Games August 1 www.spokanehighlandgames.orgColorado Scottish Festival August 1-2 www.scottishgames.orgMontreal Highland Games & Festival August 1-3 www.montrealhighlandgames.qc.caBridge of Allan Highland Games August 2 www.bofagames.comCeltic College and Kids Day Camp August 3-6 www.celticfestival.caIsle of Skye Highland Games August 4-5 www.skye-highland-games.co.ukKillin Highland Games August 5 www.killingames.co.ukFeakle Traditional Music Fe …

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JULY 2015AnChuirtCruitireachta – International Harp Festival June 28-July 3 www.cairdenacruite.comThe Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo June 30-July 10 www.nstattoo.caEmbro Highland Games July 1 www.embrohighlandgames.caGathering of the Clans July 1 www.pugwashvillage.com/index.php/festivals-and-events/gathering-of-the-clansKenmore Highland Games July 1 www.kenmorehighlandgames.co.ukKincardine Scottish Festival and Highland Games July 3-5 www.kincardinescottishfestival.caAberdeen Highland Games July 4 www.aberdeenhighlandgames.comGairloch Highland Gathering July 4 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gairloch-Highland-Gathering/315149696065?sk=timelineLuss Highland Gathering July 4 www.lusshighlandgames.co. …

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June 2015Gathering of the Scots Festival May 28-June 1 www.gatheringofthescots.comBellingham Scottish Highland Games June 5-7 www.bellinghamhighland.orgNational Celtic Festival June 5-8 www.nationalcelticfestival.comMilwaukee Highland Games June 6 www.milwaukeescottishfest.comModesto 
Scottish Highland Games & Gathering of the Clans June 6 www.standrewsmodesto.org/Hgames.phpShotts Highland Games June 6 www.shottshighlandgames.org.ukSteppingstone Celtic Fest June 6-7 www.steppingstonemuseum.orgCornhill Highland Games June 7 www.cornhillgames.spaarks.comNew Jersey Irish Festival June 7 www.njirishfestival.comCheyenne Celtic Musical Arts Festival June 12-13 www.cheyennedepotmuseum.org/plaza-event/cheyen …

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CLANSClan Arthur Association USA (CAAUSA) Chief John MacArthur of that Ilk Robert M. McArthur, Lieutenant to the Chief Nancy McArthur Cochener, High Commissioner USA Wm. Ken McArthur, Ambassador to Clan Arthur Richard McCarter Clark, President CAAUSA 107 Daniels Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12304-1605 P: 518-370-5734 E: Rclark4@nycap.rr.com Dr. Karen Carlson, Secretary CAAUSA 3415 Bridgefield Dr., Lakeland, FL 33803-5914 E: drkarencarlson.oemc@verizon.net Membership requests – email Dr. Karen Carlson www.ClanArthur.orgClan Blair Society 3413 Sunnybrook Drive Charlotte, NC, USA 28210-4715 James E. Blair, President P: 303-795-9754 E: president@clanblair.org Charles Diman, Membership P: 980-254-2743 E: clanmemb …

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